Serving-wagon.



A. C. TROMBLEY.

SERVING WAGON. APPLICATION FILED JAN-22,1915- 1 9 1 7@,? 2 Patented Feb. 8, 1916.

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SERVING WAGON.

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SERVING WAGON. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22, 191

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SERVING-WAGON.

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Patented Feb. 3, 1916.

Application filed January 22, 1915. v Serial No. 3,754.

a wagon proper adapted to contain the dif? ferent articles constituting the meal and a dining tablewhich when not in use is adapted to form a top closure for the wagon.

My wagon has more especial value for floor service in hotels for the serving of meals in the private rooms in which case .the entire meal is placed in the different compartments of the wagon while in the kitchen and the wagon is then wheeled into the room. The top is thereupon drawn outwardly from the wagon and when drawnout serves as a stop or brake for the wagon, such top forming the dinin table when in this position. A By means 0 my wagon the meal is not only quickly and conveniently served but the difierent articles are capable of being served in their proper condition whether hot or cold as the case may be, besides which all the articles of service as found on a sideboard or serving table can be carried in the wagon ready for instant use. 4

In the drawings Figure l-is a side elevation of my wagon showing the door of the heating compartment open as well as the door of the compartment wherein the condiments, etc., are kept; Fig. 2 a side elevation of the opposite side of the wagon showing the top drawn out to form a table; Fig. 3 an end elevation of the wagon; Fig. 4 a section on the line 1 4 of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 a detail section of the table top stop; Fig. 6 a top plan view of a wagon illustrating a modified form of top and table, showing the table swung around at right angles to the wagon; Fig. 7 a similar view but showing the table or top in line with the wagon; Fig. 8 a detail section on the line 88 of Fig. 6 and Fig. 9 a detail section on the line 9 9 of Fig. 8.

Referring to the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 4, the wagon proper is preferably made of sheet metal and of any desired shape and dimensions but preferably of the general rectangular form herein shown and of a width to permit of the wagon being easily passed through doorways. The wagon body is composed of several compartments, such as the large compartment 1 which is the heating compartment, a compartment 2 on one side, a compartment 3 on the opposite side and an end compartment 4: v

which is a refrigerator. The warming compartment has double walls 5 between which suitable insulating material such as asbestos 6 is interposed. The compartment is heated by an electric heating plate 7 placed in the bottom of the compartment and 'havin the cable connections 8, the heating device Eeing in'practice such as to give alow or high heat. As shown in Fig. 2 the cables and sockets are normally supported in a shelf or pocket 9'depending from the bottom of the wagon body. The compartment 'is provided with one or more shelves 10 and also with a door 11 provided with a latch 12 for holding the door closed.

By preference the wagon body is formed of two main portions, one constituted wholly of the heating compartment 1 and theother of the remaining compartments with an intervening air space 13 between them to form a means for insulating or preventing the conducting of the heat or cold from one set of compartments to'the other.

The compartments 2, 3 and 4; are located at one end of the wagon body, the compartment 2 being adapted to contain condiments, etc, such as usually required in the serving of a meal and the other compartments being refrigerator or cold compartments. The compartment 2 is provided with a door 14 and with an upper shelf 15 and also horizontal strips 16 whereby the bottles, etc.,

may be retained within the compartment. The compartment 3 is at the opposite corner with respect to the compartment 2 and is a cold compartment adapted to be cooled by the refrigerator compartment 4 and to contain a small tank or receptacle 17 of water supported by a shelf 18. This compartment is closed by a door 19 and may be provided near its upper end with a shelf 20 on which different articles such as napkms 21 may be placed.

The compartment 4 is the refrigerator compartment having the double walls 22 between which is interposed suitable insulating material such as mineral wool 23. The bottom of the compartment is adapted to contain a supply of ice 24 andis provided with a valve-controlled drain or outlet 25. The compartment is provided with suitable shelves 26 at its upper end and a shelf 27 at the bottom. This latter shelf is removable so that the ice may be removed therefrom for use in the drinking glasses, etc. This refrigerator compartment is closed by a door 4 The top of the wagon is formed as a shallow receptacle 28 by means of the two opposite vertical side walls 29 and end walls 30 and 31. This receptacle is adapted to contain some of the articles of food to be served or the dirty dishes after the meal has been served. The front end wall 30 is not at the extreme front of the wagon but is a cross partition which together with the end walls 31 forms a narrow compartment 32 adapted to receive the silverware for instance. This latter compartment is provided with end openings 33 and the compartment 28 with similar openings 34 acting as drain openings necessary in the washing out or cleaning of the compartments.

One end of the wagon is provided with a casing 35 attached to and extending from one end wall of the warming compartment and divided by a cross partition 36 into two similar compartments 37 open at the sides and adapted to receive coffee or teapots 38. In order to hold the pots in their compart ments I employ suitable means such as the bail 39 pivoted in bearings 40 on the outer side of the casing and having its two parallel arms adapted to project across the side openings of the compartment 37. The free ends of the bail are downturned so as to fit in openings in the lugs 41 projecting from the end wall of the heating compartment. By swinging the bail upwardly the side opening of each compartment '38 is made free for the insertion or removal of the pots.

The wagon body is mounted on a pair of wheels 42 arranged at one end of the body and upon a caster wheel 43 whose caster-pin 44 is journaled in a bushing 45 extending upwardly in the wagon bodyin the front end of the refrigerator compartment. My serving wagon in its preferred and more complete embodiment is provided with a combined top and serving table which normally constitutes the top of the wagon and covers the compartments 28 and 32 and is adapted to be drawn outwardly so as to constitute a dining table which in the form illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 is adapted to accommodate at least three persons. The table top 46 is provided on its under side with two parallel rails 47 which rest upon the top edge of the side walls 29 and are also provided on their inner edges with grooves 48 adapted to receive the laterallyextending marginal flanges 49 of said side walls. In this manner the table top has a sliding fit upon the wagon and is adapted to be drawn outwardly to form a table as shown in Fig. 2.

As shown in detail in Fig. 5, means are provided for preventing the table from being drawn out too far or entirely away from the wagon. As shown, these means consist of two depending projections 46 which extend below the top plane of the wagon and are adapted to be brought into contact with one of the end walls of the compartment 28 when the table is drawn outwardly.

The table is provided at one end with two legs 50 which are hinged to the under side of the table top and adapted to be folded in alinenient with the top as shown in Fig. 1

and to be normally retained in such folded position in suitable manner as by means of the spring clips 52. When it is desired'to draw the-"table top outwardly to form a dining table the legs are let down and the top thereupon drawn outwardly to the position 'shown in F 2 or even farther outwardly if desired. The legs 50 support one end of the table while the wagon body supports the other end thereof. The wagon, though mounted on wheels, cannot move because it is held anchored by means of the legs 50 resting upon the floor and acting. as a brake. When the top is thus drawn outwardly the compartments 28 and 32 are exposed and any food that is carried in the compartment 28, which is generally the first course such as oysters, is ready to be placed upon the table as soon as it has been set. Afterward when the meal is over the dirty dishes can be placed inthe compartment 28 and the silverware in the compartment 32 and the table top then closed to the position shown in Fig. 1 whereupon the wagon is ready to be wheeled back to the kitchen or to the service pantry.

The heating compartment is heated preliminarily, that is prior to the introduction of the heated food therewithin and the heat is retained therein owing to the insulated construction of the compartment, but if desired,.- tl1e gelectric heating device may be kept in operation by attachment of the cables to the electric light fixtures during the time of service of the meal. Likewise preliminarily to the serving'of the meal the refrigerator compartment is cooled .by means of' the ice and the coldwater tank is kept sufliciently cooled by means of its juxtaposition to therefrigerator compartment.

such as the rails 47 as the first form of table but no stopping means such as the stops 46* are employed. In advance of one of the slides there is pivotally connected to the under side of the table a block 53 having the same slide formation as the slides proper so that it will have a sliding engagement with one of the side walls of the compartment 28. The pivotal connection between the table and the block 53 is a bolt 54 whose headis embedded in a recess 54- in the block andwhich extends upwardly into the table, a nut 55 of the bolt being received within a recess in the top of the table. By preference a wearing plate or washer 56 is secured to the under side of the table and between it i and the block 53. In order to prevent the table from being drawn entirely off from the wagon and to stop the block 53 at its corner of the compartment 28, suitable stopping means may be employed'such as the depending army 57 secured to the under side of the block and adapted to contact the end wall of the compartment 28. It will be understood that when the table is drawn to the position shown in Fig. 7, which is the limit of its longitudinal movement with respect to the wagon, such table may be swung to a position at right angles to the wagon as shown in Fig. 6, thereby providing a table seating four persons. This arrangement thereby increases the capacity of the table and moreover enables the wagon and table to be more conveniently used, especially in close quarters, such as in hotel rooms of small size where it is not convenient to have the table in direct alinement with the wagon. It will also be understood that it is not necessary that the table should be swung to an exact right angle position but that it may be swung to a greateror less extent just as desired or required by conditions, either as to space or as to the number of people to be served. Itwill be understood that the same kind of foldable legs are employed in this construction as in the first described construction but that an.

additional leg 50 is employed to support that corner of the table which in the other form was supported by the wagon itself.

In the present instance, as shown in Figs.

8 and 9, provision is made whereby the table or top 46 can be entirely removed from the wagon if desired. For this purpose the arm 57 is pivoted to the block 53 so that it may be swung upwardly in order to clear the top surface of the wagon. It will be understood that this may be done when the top is toward its extreme outward movement at which time the hand can be, slipped underneath and the arm 57 raised as stated. The arm is prevented from swinging in an opposite direction by means of a pin 53 in the block 53.

I claim:

1. A. serving wagon comprising a casing having an open compartment at its top and mounted on wheels, and a combined top and table forming a closure for said compartment and slidably mounted on said casing and having a leg to support one end of the table and to act as a brake for the wagon.

2. A serving wagon comprising a casing having an open compartment at its top and mounted on wheels, and a combined top and table forming a closure for said compartment and slidably mounted on said casing and having a leg to support one end thereof when in position as a table, said leg being foldable thereon when in position as a top.

and having at its outer corners foldable legs to support such end of the table and to act as a brake for the wagon.

. 4. A serving wagon comprising a casing having an open compartment at its top and mounted on wheels and a combined top'and table forming a closure for said compartment and slidably mounted on said casing and having at its outer corners legs pivotally mounted on the underside thereof and foldable to a position along opposite sides of the casing.

5. A serving wagon comprising a casin mounted on wheels and a combined top an table mounted to slide on the casing, a corner of the table at one end thereof being pivotally mounted upon the casing and adapted to swing at an angle thereto, and legs hinged to the other end of the table to support it when extended and arranged to be folded when the table is not in use along opposite sides of thecasing.

6. A serving wagon comprising a casing mounted on wheels, a combined top and table mounted to slide on said casing, a block pivotally connected to the underside of the table at one endof the same adjacent a corner thereof and also arranged to slide on the casing, and legs arranged to support the opposite end of the table.

7 A serving wagon comprisin a casing mounted on wheels, a combine top and table, slides on the underside of the table adapted to slidably engage the casing at its &

opposite sides, a block 53 arranged below the table and in advance of one of the slides at one end of the table adjacent a corner thereof, a pivot bolt 54 for holding the block and table in pivotal relationship, said block also arranged to slidably engage the casing, a depending pivoted bracket 57 on the block for engaging the casing to prevent withdrawal of the block and the table entirely from the Wagon and adjustable to permit 10 disengagement, and legs arranged to support the opposite end of the table.

AUGUST C. TROMBLEY. Witnesses ROBERT DOBBERMAN, FIDELIS MAICHEN. 

